2009 Host

Peter Thompson is an accomplished journalist with more than 20 years experience in the broadcast media.

A long-term host with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s television and radio networks, he currently hosts the weekly ABC Television interview program Talking Heads, which is now going into its sixth year. Previously, he has presented Radio National’s Breakfast and the flagship current affairs program, AM. Peter is a Professor and Fellow of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government and an adjunct Professor at Macquarie University’s Department of International Communication. He also holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard, an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management and a BA from the Australian National University.